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GA HB455
Bill
Status
Passed
4/30/2024
Primary Sponsor
John LaHood
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AI Summary
- Professional programs addressing career fatigue and wellness in healthcare professionals are not required to report participant information to licensing boards (Georgia Board of Nursing, Georgia Composite Medical Board, State Board of Pharmacy) unless there is reasonable probability the participant is not competent to practice or poses a danger to themselves, patients, or the public.
- "Healthcare professional" is defined to include persons licensed, registered, or certified by the applicable boards, as well as students enrolled in schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, or pharmacy.
- Qualifying professional programs must be established or contracted for by a statewide 501(c)(6) tax-exempt association that primarily represents healthcare professionals licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in multiple specialties.
- Members of and consultants to committees overseeing professional programs are granted civil immunity for acts performed in their duties; active program participants are prohibited from being employed by or holding a financial ownership interest in the program.
- Proceedings, records, reports, deliberations, and other documents of professional programs are protected from discovery or introduction as evidence in civil actions, unless a court determines after an in camera hearing that extraordinary circumstances exist and the evidence is not otherwise available.
Legislative Description
Professions and businesses; professional programs to address career fatigue and wellness in healthcare professionals; provisions
Last Action
Effective Date 2024-07-01
4/30/2024
Committee Referrals
Regulated Industries and Utilities3/7/2023
Health2/21/2023
Full Bill Text
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